The Bishnupur constituency of West Bengal will witness a face-off between former couple Sujata Mondal (TMC) and Saumitra Khan (BJP) in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Trinamool Congress candidate Sujata Mondal said that this is the fight against “injustice” and hoped that voters of Bishnupur would choose their daughter. “This […]
TMC buries Congress alliance hopes, names candidates for all 42 seats in Bengal; springs Yousuf Pathan surprise
Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Sunday announced 42 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, fielding expelled Lok Sabha member Mahua Moitra from Krishnanagar. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s nephew, Abhishek Banerjee, announced the TMC candidates at a show of strength in the heart of Kolkata on Sunday. As expected, […]
“Bengal government corrupt, indulging in appeasement” says HM Amit Shah in all-out attack on Mamata Banerjee
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday hit out at the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal alleging that the state government was corrupt and indulging in rampant appeasement. Speaking at the Republic TV Summit 2024, the Union Home Minister said “The governance in Bengal is corrupt, with appeasement based […]
“Adhir Ranjan sole reason for alliance not working in Bengal”: TMC’s Derek O’ Brien
A day after Trinamool Congress Chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ruled out any possibility of alliance with the Congress for the 2024 Lok Sabha election in the State, its party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’ Brien held Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury exclusively responsible for the alliance […]
BJP’s Suvendu calls for strict action against “fake job card holders” in Bengal amid TMC MGNREGA protest
Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday said he will meet MoS Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti to raise the issue of “fake job card holders” in West Bengal. The BJP leader asserted that strict action will be taken against those who have looted people’s money. “Tomorrow evening at 6 […]
“Discussions should be on Bengal, Rajasthan also…” Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal as Oppn protests against Manipur issue
Amid opposition parties’ demands for a discussion on the situation of Manipur in Parliament, Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Monday said that discussions should also be held on whatever is happening in West Bengal and Rajasthan. The Union Minister said that discussions should be held in “totality” including Manipur, wherever atrocities […]
Bengal Panchayat poll violence: BJP fact-finding committee visits Cooch Behar
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fact-finding committee on the poll violence in West Bengal arrived in Cooch Behar in North Bengal on Friday. BJP constituted five -member fact-finding committee, including party MP Ravi Shankar Prasad, which will visit Dinhata in Coochbehar and the other violence-affected areas in the state. BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad on […]
Bengal: BJP delegation to visit areas today affected by violence during Panchayat poll
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) four-member fact-finding committee with MP Ravishankar Prasad as its convenor will visit the violence-affected areas in West Bengal during the Panchayat polls on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the BJP constituted a four-member fact-finding committee in the wake of the widespread violence during the Panchayat elections in the state. Prasad […]
Clash breaks out between two TMC groups in Bengal’s Canning
A day after violence broke out in West Bengal’s Bhangar, another clash was reported between two groups of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers outside the Block Development Office in Canning in West Bengal’s South 24 Paraganas over filing of nomination for the upcoming state panchayat polls. Visuals from the spot […]
Former chief secretary Rajiv Sinha to be appointed as Election Commissioner of Bengal
Former Chief Secretary of West Bengal Rajiva Sinha on Wednesday was appointed as the State Election Commissioner (SEC). West Bengal Governor CV Anand Bose approved Rajiv Sinha’s appointment after the state government proposed his name. Sinha served as the state’s chief secretary from September 2019 to September 2020. The upcoming panchayat election in Bengal that are […]
Bengal test paper refers to ‘Azad Kashmir’, central minister says “inspiring terrorism”
A political row has erupted after a picture of a Class 10 practice test paper directing students to mark ‘Azad Kashmir’ on map went viral. Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir is dubbed as Azad Kashmir in Pakistan. The image of the test paper was shared on social media by various BJP leaders including […]
ED raids nearly a dozen places in Bengal, Jharkhand in illegal land grabbing case
Officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday conducted searches at nearly one dozen locations in West Bengal and Jharkhand in a money laundering case against those illegally occupying Indian Army lands, sources said. As per sources, the raids are going on at nearly four places in West Bengal and eight […]
ED makes third arrest in Bengal coal scam case
The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday arrested one Gurupada Maji in connection with its money laundering case investigation linked to an alleged coal mining scam in West Bengal, stated the ED on Friday. He was produced before the Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi and has been granted seven days of ED […]
Bangladesh-based network on NIA radar for pushing fake notes in India via Bengal
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has expedited its inquiry against an international network based in Bangladesh which is engaged in supplying Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in India via the West Bengal route. The West Bengal route was unearthed during the investigation of an FICN trafficking case initially registered by Uttar Pradesh’s Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on November […]
Bengal is going through a very tough time, says JP Nadda
Bharatiya Janata Party National President JP Nadda took a dig at Mamata Banerjee led West Bengal Government in Uttrakhand while addressing the Bengali community here by saying that Bengal is going through a very tough time. “There is corruption, political animosity, harassment, and anarchy. BJP has given shelter to refugees who were forced to leave their homes due to Political animosity in Bengal,” said Nadda. […]